Balloon Recipe
18th Birthday Surprise
Offer a long-lasting bouquet made with stretchy plastic
Bubble Balloons, while Color Curls and Curly 160Q
collars add excitement and perceived value!
Estimated Cost: $14
Labor: About 10 minutes
Suggested Retail Price: $35-$40
Instructions:
Materials:
•2 22” “18 Brilliant Stars” Bubble Balloons
•2 15” Yellow Solid-color Bubble Balloons
•1 15” Lime Green Solid-color Bubble Balloon
•4 5” Yellow Latex Balloons
•2 ea. 160Q Lime Green, Yellow, & Robin’s Egg Blue Latex Balloons
•Small Color Curls Neon Assortment
•#40 “Sparkling Balloons/White” Qualatex MasterBow Poly Ribbon
•#9 Purple Qualatex MasterBow Poly Ribbon
•Qualatex BalloonRibbon
•Sand Weight
1. To make the base, fully air inflate four 5-inch Yellow latex.
Tie them into two pairs, then wrap the pairs together at the
knots to make a four-balloon cluster. Tie a sand weight into
the center of the cluster. Use BalloonRibbon to tie on a premade bow. Set aside.
2. Use a latex regulator to helium inflate a 22-inch Bubble.
Don’t stop inflating until the wrinkles on the seam disappear. (The Bubble is self-sealing.) Set aside.
3. To make a Curly 160Q collar, fully inflate a 160Q, then
deflate it. Wrap the 160Q around a cylinder, making sure not
to wrinkle or twist the balloon. Fully air inflate the 160Q and
tie. Repeat to make two more Curly 160Qs. Find the middle
of each 160Q and twist all three together at this point. Push
the collar onto the neck of the inflated 22-inch Bubble.
TIP: Hold the Bubble between your belly and a counter for extra
support.
4. Repeat Steps 2-3 to make another 22-inch Bubble and
160Q collar. Set aside.
5. Use a latex regulator to helium inflate a 15-inch Bubble
until the wrinkles on the seam disappear. (The Bubble is selfsealing.) Tie a piece of BalloonRibbon to its neck, roll up the
neck and tie again. Thread the ribbon through the center of a
Color Curl, and slide the Color Curl up to the Bubble’s neck.
Wrap the ribbon through the Color Curl to secure.
6. Repeat Step 5 to make two more 15-inch Bubbles with
attached Color Curls.
7. Gather the ribbons of all five Bubbles, arrange as shown,
and tie onto the base from Step 1.
All balloons featured are Qualatex balloons from Pioneer Balloon Co. Photo and recipe are courtesy of Pioneer. For even more
balloon ideas, visit “Balloon Ideas” and “Instruction Sheets” on www.qualatex.com or call 800-771-3968.
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